How to Winter

"Do you dread the end of Daylight Savings each year and grouch about the long, chilly season of gray skies and ice? Do you reach for a lightbox to get you through January and February each year? What if there were a way to rethink this time of year? Psychologist and winter expert Kari Leibowitz ... uses mindset science to help readers embrace winter as a season to be enjoyed, not endured--and in turn, learn powerful lessons that can impact our mental well-being throughout the year. [She] travelled to the places on earth with the coldest, darkest, longest, and most intense winters, expecting to research the season's negative effects on mental health--only to find that inhabitants actually looked forward to it with vigor and enthusiasm. In Earth's most intense winters, Leibowitz discovered the power of the 'wintertime mindset'--impactful adaptations that can teach us not just about braving the dark, cold months of the year, but also the darker and more difficult seasons of life"--